India

2013

Authorities
in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on February 9, 2013, ordered citizens
to remain indoors and restricted mobile Internet service and cable television across
several districts in the lead-up to a controversial execution of a militant
from the region, according to news reports.

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February
8, 2013, New York--Individuals alleged to be part of a right-wing Hindu group
attacked an employee of the Mangalore-based Karavali
Ale daily on Wednesday, confiscated and torched copies of the paper's
editions on Thursday, and threatened news vendors, according to news reports
and the head of the media group that owns the paper. The paper had published a
front page story linking the Hindu group to drug trafficking, news reports said.

New York January 4, 2013--The Committee to Protect
Journalists calls on authorities in India to refrain from pressing charges
against a media group that televised an interview with the companion of the
Delhi rape victim who died last week. The December 16 case has garnered global
attention.